Little Islanders News

After a lot of consideration, feedback and comments I opted to overhaul the characters to be fully 3D characters!



With this new change it will bring a lot more customization and individuality to each game played as every starting group of characters will be completely unique each time, it will also give more replay value as this may present unique challenges or opportunities between games.

Some of the new features added:

• Hair Colours (Much more variations added)
  
• Clothing Colours (Natural fibre colours making every character unique in appearance)
  
• Skin Colours (Ethnicity / Faction Customization)
• Provides Almost Infinite Variations for more immersion and personalization.
  
• Dynamic responses (Sickness = Green tint, Dead = Grey Tint etc..)
• Ragdoll Physics.

Expanding upon some of the features:
[h2]Ethnicity / Faction Customization[/h2]
There will be starting options to customize your starting settlers and your faction, this will include their race and ethnicity as well. (Perhaps Elves will be added in future 😁)

[h2]Ragdoll Physics[/h2]
Everyone loves ragdoll physics! This feature alone will add more weight to the combat elements and add more dynamism to the characters. Fainting, Cursed with Paralysis, Death ragdolls all become an option now.

Thank you to everyone who has contributed feedback and helped share Little Islanders around, it’s very much appreciated and it’s a team effort!



[h2]If you haven't already, Add Little Islanders to your Wishlist![/h2]
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1875370/Little_Islanders/

You can follow along with development on:

• YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@GameDevMikey
• Twitter: https://www.Twitter.com/GameDevMikey
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/gamedevmikey/
• TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@gamedevmikey

[h2]Thanks for checking out Little Islanders![/h2]
Please let me know what you think, if you check it out! I want to keep improving!

[h3]Here is a brief list of changes in Pre-Alpha V2 Update![/h3]

- Added Job Assignment Window for Easier Micro-Management
- New Game and Customization Menu (Aether and Faction Colours + More To Come)
- Faction Customization Options
- Improved Plaza / Town Centre Building
- "Your Name" and "Faction Name" Added
- Random Name Generators for Faction and Player Name Added
- Main Menu is Now Floating Island
- Loading Screens have been tweaked and improved visuals
- Added Controls Display on Pause Screen for Easy Reading
- Improved "Weight" Building Menu Button for Easier Legibility
- "How To Play" improved with extra hints
- Added VSync Option to Settings Page
- Improved Loading Screen Art
- Farmstead Menu improved visuals to display farmer's appearance
- Edge of Screen Movement Added
- Building Outline / Highlighting Added
- Added Aether Customization Options and Colours
[h2]ABOUT THE GAME[/h2]

Little Islanders is a unique take on god games, My name is Mikey and I'm a solo developer working on an idea that I have wanted to bring to life since I started my venture into game development over 10 years ago.



Little Islanders has colony-sim elements, survival elements, rpg elements, interactive and a dynamic world, there are also customization options and faction building mechanics too. Build, Survive and Thrive, start with a small band of settlers and build up to become a powerful force. Defend your small tribe from the evil of the universe they inhabit.





Instagram: @GameDevMikey
TikTok: @GameDevMikey
Twitter: @GameDevMikey

[h2]UPDATE - LIVESTREAM VOD CAN BE FOUND HERE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ymF1626tvZs[/h2]

Building Menu Icons added to tabs and content added to demonstrate future developments for the game.

Demo is available to play. Please leave feedback and add to your wishlist!

Take care and thanks for reading. Have a great day!
-Mikey